I lucked out and found the right hose pretty quick. I found that Gates hose 20609 works really well and you can get the upper and lower pieces out of this one hose. This is a pretty common hose and fits a ton of Ford vans and some dodges.
I did what others had done and got a piece of 1 3/4" aluminized muffler tubing bent. I had seen that tread on making a tool that would dimple the end of the tubing to make a hose stop if that's what you call it. I had also seen over on the FFR forum where a guy used a few wraps of wire and some JB Weld to make the stop. I decided to do a version of that.
I noticed that coat hangers were just about the right size to make the stop. I bent them around a 1 1/2" piece of tubing and let them overlap. I then forced them over my 1 3/4" tubing and cut them so the two ends met. I sanded the tubing and the coat hanger with 80 grit and put a coat of JB Weld around the ring. I think it should work pretty good. I will give it a try.
Wayne